pulley | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. block, pulley, pulley block, pulley-block | a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope. |
| ~ block and tackle | pulley blocks with associated rope or cable. |
| ~ bullock block, bollock | a pulley-block at the head of a topmast. |
| ~ fairlead | a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing. |
| ~ idle pulley, idle wheel, idler pulley | a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it. |
| ~ simple machine, machine | a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point. |
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